Highlights from The Photography Show 2018

This year's event was as busy and exciting as ever. Here's what we loved

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The Photography Show, the UK's biggest and best photographic event, attracted thousands of enthusiast photographers over the past four days, and Digital Camera World was there to join in all the fun. Here are our highlights.

Canon had its very latest EOS M50 on its stand, and it was a lot smaller than we were expecting. This latest model packs 4K video and a 24MP APS-C sensor – and you can read more about it here.

As always, the company also had a selection of its L-series optics for people to play with, each mounted on a sample of its pro-level EOS-1D X Mark II.

Perhaps most interestingly, the company also showed off a few concept cameras, which were first spotted at CES earlier in the year. One of these could be mounted on top of a DSLR and was capable of automatic movement and picture-taking, using facial recognition to know when to capture images. Another model physically connected itself to a smartphone, much like the DxO One model.

Fujifilm had heaps of new products to show off, including its latest X-H1 mirrorless camera. It also had a sample of the forthcoming Fujinon GF 250mm f/4 R LM OIS WR behind glass, a lens that's set to arrive later this year.

The newest full-frame camera on the market, the Sony A7 III, was also on show at this year's event, alongside the recent A7R III and a multitude of lenses.

Sony's APS-C users were also well catered for, with samples of the E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS that was announced at the start of the year on display. Here is the lens mounted on an A6500 body.

Olympus was busy showing off its OM-D E-M1 Mark II and E-PL9 models, although it also devoted the central portion of its stand to a team of technicians, who were cleaning, repairing and checking Olympus kit brought to the show.

Similarly, in addition to its new GH5S, GX9 and TZ200 models, Panasonic was generously offering free sensor and lens cleaning to G-series users.

Ricoh Imaging, meanwhile, had samples of its new Pentax K-1 Mark II (above) to play with, alongside other stablemates such as the K-70 and K-P models.

Over on the Lomography stand, the company had a selection of fetching lenses on show, including the new Nepture Convertible Art lenses and the New Petzval 85 Art Lens, in addition to the Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 shown above.